The Upper Limb Library / Amputation Levels

Our clinical teams have helped many of their patients return to hunting after an amputation and helped people with limb differences who want to start.

Losing a thumb can quite literally mean losing one’s grip. What prosthetic options are available for a thumb difference?

At Arm Dynamics, our prosthesis fittings typically take four or five days - sometimes as short at one day, depending on the limb difference level.

Here we talk about how to ride a bike with the assistance of an upper limb prosthesis and discuss what's necessary depending on the limb difference level.

As technology in the prosthetic industry advances, more and better choices for individuals with a through the palm limb difference have come on the market.

A prosthetic elbow makes it easier for someone to do their daily activities. The purpose of the elbow is to pre-position the terminal device in space.

A below-elbow, transradial amputation can occur at any point on the forearm from just below the elbow joint to the wrist joint. Learn more.

Learn more about the options available to people who have experienced an above the elbow amputation or who have a congenital limb difference at this level.

We’ve created this article to walk you through all your different options based on your amputation level, with an illustration and patient examples.

In this article, we offer an introduction to shoulder level amputations and how we are able to fit our patients with prosthetic devices that work for them.